Bosnia-Herzegovina’s EU Candidacy: Symbolic or Substantive?
For most ordinary Bosnians and Herzegovinians, the announcement, much as its apparent execution, has been a genuine surprise—and not an altogether pleasant one either.
Wider Europe
Turkey’s slippery slope to Syria
Faced with the prospect of a Kurdish “statelet” emerging on its border, the chances of Turkey charting its own course in Syria are on the increase
Turkey, what kind of relationship with Europe?
Conférence du lundi 22 février portant sur les relations entre l'Union européenne et la Turquie. Avec Asli Aydintasbas, Visiting Fellow à l'ECFR et Nicu Popescu,…
22 Feb
Conférence « La Turquie, quelles relations avec l’Europe ?»
Avec Asli Aydintasbas et Nicu Popescu
18 Feb
The EU-Ukraine DCFTA: Strengthening Ukraine One Step at a Time
DCFTA is the most important element of Europe’s response to the crisis in Ukraine. Albeit technical in its layout, DCFTA is a very political act which alters EU’s neighbourhood and raises expectations and responsibilities on both sides.
18 Feb
Споразумението за свободна търговия между ЕС и Украйна: инструмент за поетапното укрепване на Украйна
Зоната за свободна търговия е най-значимият елемент от реакцията на ЕС към кризата в Украйна. Техническо по форма, споразумението всъщност е показателен политически акт, който цели промяна на средата в съседните на ЕС региони и създава както очаквания, така и отговорности и за двете страни.
ECFR’s World in 30 Minutes: Turkey and its relationship with the EU
ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks with Emma Bonino, former Foreign Minister of Italy, Asli Aydintasbas, ECFR Visiting Fellow, and Vessela Tcherneva, ECFR's director of…
Why more protests won’t bring about a Russian colour revolution
Why the Russian government remains resilient in the face of popular protest
Ukraine’s revolving door of reform and corruption
A spate of reformer resignations in Ukraine sounds alarm bells on corruption
Russia at the gates of Aleppo
Russia moves towards objective of a negotiated settlement in Syria with a mixture of calculation and carelessness